Italy: Sanremo 2023 finalists to be released on December 2 and 3?

We are three months away from the 73rd Sanremo Festival, where once again the winner will have the opportunity to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest. In case the Sanremo winner does not wish to participate in Eurovision, then RAI can choose any of the other finalists from the festival to represent them. 25 artists will compete for the Golden Lion, with three coming from Sanremo Giovani, which will take place on December 12.

In the past days, Italian media have been publishing lists of the possible names of artists expected to be seen at Sanremo 2023, and according to Il Messaggero, the official announcement of the artists for this year’s festival is expected to take place on two separate evenings, namely on December 2 and 3.

Il Messaggero reports that Amadeus will announce the #Sanremo2023 contestants on two separate nights, on December 2nd and 3rd. pic.twitter.com/qT05nhL59G

— Festival di Sanremo (en) (@sanremo_en) November 12, 2022

The announcement will be made by Amadeus, who is expected to reveal more about the festival on November 25th at Milan Music Week.

We will find out more information about this and about #Sanremo2023 on November 25th when Amadeus will participate in a special conference about Sanremo at the Milano Music Week.

— Festival di Sanremo (en) (@sanremo_en) November 12, 2022

Last but not least, according to Il Messaggeroit, the number of songs collected for this year far exceeds that of last year.

According to @ilmessaggeroit, the number of songs that Amadeus received for #Sanremo2023 is already higher than last year’s total number! 😮
According to the newspaper, these are some of the names that have caught Amadeus’ attention and that we might see on the stage in February. pic.twitter.com/cX3TlmrXeT

— Festival di Sanremo (en) (@sanremo_en) November 12, 2022

Sanremo 2023 will take place from 7 to 11 February 2023. The voting rules remain unchanged. You can read the Sanremo regulations in detail here!

Last year’s Sanremo winner was Mahmood and Blanco with “Brividi” which brought Italy their fifth consecutive top 10 spot as they finished 6th with 268 points!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Italy’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!